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lizzo categorically denied everything.lso has sought representation by the way of marty singer, who, historically, has represented celebrities like bill cosby, most recently. celebrities who are accused of sexual harassment and pretty heinous things. and i think, so far, it was reported that she has lost 150,000 fans on instagram. also, most noticeably, i should say most notably, beyoncÉ, who is currently touring and has a great relationship with lizzo prior has removed her name that she she julie mentions in her break my soul remix, obviously trying to distance herself from lizzo. so, people are not taking too well, again, from this stark contrast and dichotomy in lizzo's public facing image compared to what people are learning, allegedly happened behind the scenes. >> the fact that beyoncÉ would drop lizzo's name from her lyrics so quickly -- what does that say? is it that there is something valid to these claims that was known in the dance community? you would think, if that is your girl, if you are close enough, if you

do you consider lizzo to be a villain?d change and be who she says she is? yes, absolutely. i want her to be who she said she was when i first met her. the bbc has asked lizzo for an interview. she has yet to respond. colin paterson, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello. we've got some wet and windy weather on the way this weekend, from an area of low pressure that the met office have now named as storm anthony. more on that in a moment. today's weather is a day of sunny spells and showers, but the showers won't be for everyone, because they will concentrate really across one area in particular. that is across eastern england, where we have this convergence zone with winds bashing together, funnelling the moisture together, and that helps make these showers that could turn heavy and thundery. i wouldn't be surprised if we get around ten or even 20 millimetres of rain in places. but away from eastern england, there will be a lot of drier weather this afternoon, with some sunny spells fo

lizzo has come out — -- to use the openness. lizzo has come out with _ -- to use the openness.enness. lizzo has come out with an instagram post| -- to use the openness. lizzo has i come out with an instagram post and she has called the allegations outrageous. she has called the allegations outrageous-— she has called the allegations outrageous. she has called the allegations outrareous. ,, , ., ., , outrageous. she says they are false alle . ations outrageous. she says they are false allegations and _ outrageous. she says they are false allegations and they _ outrageous. she says they are false allegations and they are _ outrageous. she says they are false allegations and they are too - allegations and they are too outrageous not to be addressed and she says it is never her intention to make anyone feel uncomfortable or as part of the team. since the allegations were made on tuesday formally, a 44 page complaint filed to a court in los angeles in the us, we had contacted lizzo and what we haveis we had contacted lizzo and what we have is a personal statement but what we do not

do you consider lizzo to be a villain? she is? yes, absolutely. i want her to be who she says she was when i first met her. the bbc has asked lizzo for an interview. she is yet to respond. colin paterson, bbc news. a lot more on the website. you've been watching newsday. back with the business news shortly. hello there. thursday was a relatively quiet day for many of us. in fact, we had some sunny spells and a little bit of warmth coming through. cambridge was the top spot with 23 celsius by the middle of the afternoon. not all of us had beautiful blue, sunny skies. in fact, the cloud, the shower cloud gathered across whitley bay by the end of the afternoon. and some of those showers intense, with rumbles of thunder and lightning mixed in there. so, a similar story as we go into friday. still got this northwesterly flow. that's going to be driving some fairweather cloud around. and through parts of the afternoon, we will start to see a cluster of sharp showers, particularly down through eastern england. a few isolated show

lizzo attorney also released a video saying it shows one of the plaintiffs, ariana davis, praising lizzoer's alleged misconduct. >> i look up to her so much and i just want to follow in her footsteps. and i just want to share that with the queen. lizzo herself in response, ariana davis said this video was done before the bulk of our allegations occurred, and this was just me grasping at straws and my last attempt to make her see how committed i was. >> the allegations already taking a toll on the singer's image on social media. billboard says lizzo has lost more than 150,000 instagram followers since news of the lawsuit broke . and coming up later on good morning america, one of the accusers speaks about allegedly being replaced by a dancer with a smaller body type in sports. >> now, the wnba all time leading scorer just made history . diana taurasi now has scored 10,000 career points. she finished with 42 last night as phenix beat los angeles. >> and in soccer, the resale market for tickets to lionel messi's first road game in the mls is sky high. >> as you would expect, fans are paying

because of what lizzo has stood for, what she has represented. spotlight the entire time saying you will accept me, you will accept those who are usually not accepted. but i think one thing that we have to keep in mind is that both can be true. she could have, ariana davis could have been inspired by lizzo at one time, and at the same time, she could have been shamed, and there could have been a hostile work environment. you know, there is a director that came out that was working with lizzo at one time and she said that she quit the documentary because there was some bullying happening, and she did say that lizzo was unkind during that time. so it does make you wonder, when someone who was not on tour with liz, who was not one of the dancers doing things that lizzo said may have been acting unprofessional, it does make you think, when there is an outside person also saying the same thing. >> you know, the dancers have been the ones who filed this lawsuit. lizzo, tell your story, i am happy to interview you and get some answers to the pressing qu

do you consider lizzo to be a villain?en i first met her. the bbc has asked lizzo for an interview. she is yet to respond. colin paterson, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. straight that arising it again here — straight that arising it again here in— straight that arising it again here in the uk and we are also looking — here in the uk and we are also looking at— here in the uk and we are also looking at the aftermath of silicon _ looking at the aftermath of silicon valley's ugliest decade. hello there. thursday was a relatively quiet day for many of us. in fact, we had some sunny spells and a little bit of warmth coming through. cambridge was the top spot with 23 celsius by the middle of the afternoon. not all of us had beautiful blue, sunny skies. in fact, the cloud, the shower cloud gathered across whitley bay by the end of the afternoon. and some of those showers intense, with rumbles of thunder and lightning mixed in there. so, a similar story as we go into friday. still got this north—westerly flow. that's goi

do you consider lizzo to be a villain? yes, absolutely. i want her to be who she says she was when i first met her. the bbc has asked lizzo for an interview. she is yet to respond. colin paterson, bbc news. let's take you to niger now. the newly installed military regime says it will respond immediately to any aggression or attempted aggression against it by west african country. the warnin: it by west african country. the warning comes _ it by west african country. the warning comesjust before the warning comes just before the expiry of the agreement by ecowas to restore order. a us appeals court has allowed the biden administration to keep asylum limits at the southern border.the rule disqualifies migrants from asylum if they cross the border illegally without seeking protection before entering the us. in the early days of the war in ukraine, panicked people rushed to escape their country by train from the western city of lviv. since then, more than a quarter of ukraine's population has been forced to leave their homes.

it's lizzo.ivity have made her a hero to many and were a constant theme of her emmy—winning reality tv show, watch out for the big grrrls. girls that look like me don't get representation. it's time to pull up my sleeves and find them myself. but now, three of her former dancers — including two winners on that show, who went on to tour with lizzo — are suing her and her team. the list of allegations is long, and includes weight shaming, sexual harassment and having created a hostile work environment. i'm so new to this industry, and for this to be my first experience is really... crazy. arianna davis also claims that after a show in amsterdam this year, lizzo pressurised her into touching a naked performer in a strip club, while crystal williams says she's speaking out now because lizzo is set to do a second season of her tv show. i so if there's anything that i can dol in my power to ensure that dancers, or singers, orwhoever decides. to work with her don't have to go through that same experienc

it's lizzo.winning reality tv show, watch out for the big grrrls. girls that look like me don't get representation. it's time to pull up my sleeves and find them myself. but now, three of her former dancers — including two winners on that show, who went on to tour with lizzo — are suing her and her team. the list of allegations is long and includes weight—shaming, sexual harassment, and having created a hostile work environment. i'm so new to this industry, and for this to be my first first experience is really... ..crazy. arianna davis also claims that, after a show in amsterdam this year, lizzo pressurised her into touching a naked performer in a strip club — while crystal williams says she's speaking out now because lizzo is set to do a second season of her tv show. so, if there's anything that i can do in my power- to ensure that dancers, - or singers, or whoever decides to work with her don't have to go through that same i experience, i'ml going to do that. the two dancers from the reality t

molly: the attorney representing lizzo's former dancers reacted to her statement, what lizzo had saidive comments and utter lack of empathy are quite telling about her character and only serve to minimize the trauma she has caused the plaintiffs and other employees who have now come forward sharing their own negative experiences. your thoughts on this, their reaction, and how lizzo is handling the situation. >> look, she's entitled to defend herself, and i think the plaintiffs' lawyer wants her to sit back and simply become a punching bag. of that's not going to happen. molly, i think what's really interesting though is when the same allegations that have been made against male stars in hollywood, right, and people who have been canceled, guys like kevin space i, you know, matt lauer, whether the same thing will happen to lizzo. i don't know the answer to that, these are just allegations, so i think everybody needs to take a deep breath and before she gets crucified, let's see if the actual allegations are true. molly: yeah, there's a report in the daily mail that she lost a few thous

it's lizzo.a hero to many and were a constant theme of her emmy—winning reality tv show, watch out for the big grrrls. girls that look like me don't get representation. it's time to pull up my sleeves and find them myself. but now, three of her former dancers — including two winners on that show, who went on to tour with lizzo — are suing her and her team. the list of allegations is long, and includes weight shaming, sexual harassment and having created a hostile work environment. i'm so new to this industry, and for this to be my first experience is really... ..crazy. arianna davis also claims that after a show in amsterdam this year, lizzo pressurised her into touching a naked performer in a strip club, while crystal williams says she's speaking out now because lizzo is set to do a second season of her tv show. so if there's anything that i can do in my power to ensure that dancers, or singers, or whoever decides to work with her don't have to go through that same experience, i'm going to do th

tell us more about who lizzo is? she has become so famous.he year and she played glastonbury on the main stage pulling one of the biggest crowds that we can and this week she entered the singles chart with her song from the successful barbie movie. she is also known for celebrating inclusivity and body positivity. but now she's had this lawsuit filed against her, her dance captain and production company by three of her dancers. two of them got theirjobs through her tv reality show and they were recently sacked in the third resigned over the alleged treatment of the other two. the allegations are long, they were filed in a document yesterday in la, 44 pages long and i've been reading it today. includes fat shaming, sexual harassment, having created a hostile working environment, and a couple of specifics. one of the dancers alleges that after show in amsterdam this year lizzo made the dancers go to a strip club and one of them, arianna, was made to touch one of the naked dancers due to lizzo chanting her name until she agreed to do so. she als

lizzo had not yet publicly responded to the allegations, which have yet to be tested in court. damage to someone's brand. colin paterson, bbc news. scientists in spain are investigating why increasing numbers of orcas, also known as killer whales, are targeting fishing and sailing vessels, damaging their rudders. its believed the behaviour which at the moment is thought to be a game has spread to 20?of the individuals. victoria gill reports. are these animals attacking or playing? for more than an hour, five orcas nudged, rammed and spun this yacht around. it's one of at least 100 incidents this year, and scientists are trying to work out what's driving this strange dangerous behaviour. playing with the rudder, the rotor is split on the back, so it was completely split. so it ended up in the water? yes, because it is floating the orcas are playing with it from the bottom on their nose. were they? yes. in this boatyard in southern spain, they prepared at least 40 sailing vessels damaged by orcas since april. here in the narrow strait of gibraltar, a population of fewer than 60 c

lizzo had not yet publicly responded to the allegations which have yet to be tested in court. prevent damage to someone's brand. colin paterson, bbc news. there've been two upsets at the women's world cup. a 92nd—minute winner from thembi kgatlana put south africa through to the knockout stages for the first time ever, at the expense of a stunned italy. meanwhile, jamaica saw off a tournament favourite — they held brazil to a 0—0 draw, finishing above them in their group. brazil's star striker marta failed to score a goal in the tournament — a disappointing exit for the south american champions. and this stunning free—kick early on from marta cox wasn't enough to rescue panama's world cup hopes. they were beaten 6—3 by france and finished the group stage without a point. kadi diani scored a hat—trick for france. sweden completed a clean run of wins with a 2—0 triumph over argentina. to the lionesses now, and laurenjames has been england's standout player so far at the world cup. she's scored three goals in three games, and is the younger sister of chelsea's reece james. as eng

is that lizzo way around. is that lizzo statements.ions false and too outrageous to be addressed. and i guess i guess this is what happens . this is this is what happens. this is what this is what they do . what this is what they do. people when they want to get at you, they attack your stock and trade. lizzo was supposed to. wait, i'm not i haven't wait, wait. i'm not i haven't said anything. i haven't said anything. lizzo cares. she's supposed care for heavy supposed to care for heavy people , for fat people. and and people, for fat people. and and then she accused them. and then she's accused of this . it's like she's accused of this. it's like with me. it's like when they want to get at me, when people want to get at me, when people want to get at me, when people want to attack me, they don't. they. they attack me for eating, being weetabix being caught eating. weetabix i saw you eating cheerios. >> yeah, eating cheerios. >> yeah, eating cheerios. >> getting back to getting >> but getting back to getting back to lizzo, also might b

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to approached for comment. remind you that lizzo ha meteoric to remind you that lizzo had a meteorict is called the lizzo effect, she is a classically trained flautist and has been praised for raising the numbers wanting to learn how to play the flute. she took to the stage to play at 200—year—old crystal flutes once owned by former us presidentjames madison. there have been controversies as well injune she was forced to change the lyrics to one of her songs after it was accused of being an ablest slur and contained a derogatory term —— term for a form of cerebral palsy and she was forced to apologise and reissue the single. a lot of comments about lizzo on the bbc website. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other main stories in the uk this hour. and cold calling to offer financial services or products could be banned under new government plans. ?the home office says fake scams cost the economy £750 million in the last year. the government will also outlaw so—called �*sim farms�* — which are used by criminals to send thousands of spam texts at o

representatives for lizzo have been approached for comment.p club in amsterdam, in the netherlands, and she felt pressurised into touching a naked performer in a strip club as lizzo was leading chants of her name until she did so. that same dancer also claims that lizzo raised thinly—veiled concerns about her having put on weight. now we have tried to contact lizzo and her representatives, and also the production company that has been named as part of this filing, but as yet, we�*ve not had any response. bbc news understands that police are investigating a sixth report of non—recent sexual offences by the former bbc radio 1 dj, tim westwood. the metropolitan police confirmed the offences are alleged to have happened between 1982 and 2016. just two weeks ago, the 65—year—old had been questioned for a third time under police caution. this comes after bbc news and guardian investigations uncovered multiple allegations from 18 women of serious sexual misconduct and abuse by tim westwood. he denied those allegations. let�*s ta ke let�*s take you li

lizzo called those allegations false and sensational. >>> lizzo was supposed to be part of the summer powered by women. barbie and its female directors banked more than $1 billion at the box office. beyonce's bey-hive is buzzing and spending at sold-out concerts. taylor swift's tour is so massive, it's captured the attention of the federal reserve. swifties including those who came on her two shows at levi's stadium, could generate $6 billion in consumer spending in the u.s. alone. the tickets, travel, and merch adding up to more than the gdp of many countries. >> consumer trends show that women are more likely to spend money on things that align with their values and where they see themselves represented. >> coming up on "nightly news," emilie ikeda follows fans to the last leg of taylor swift's tour to check out their spending. here's a clue, the average spend is a lot. that's at 6:30. >>> ready for las vegas? 49ers getting ready for a road trip to vegas tomorrow to take on the raiders. we'll tak you out to training e baback in the e day, snsneaker dropops meant gettining online t t

is that lizzo way around. is that lizzo statements.ions false and too outrageous to be addressed. and i guess i guess this is what happens . this is this is what happens. this is what this is what they do . what this is what they do. people when they want to get at you, they attack your stock and trade. lizzo was supposed to. wait, i'm not i haven't wait, wait. i'm not i haven't said anything. i haven't said anything. lizzo cares. she's supposed care for heavy supposed to care for heavy people , for fat people. and and people, for fat people. and and then she accused them. and then she's accused of this . it's like she's accused of this. it's like with me. it's like when they want to get at me, when people want to get at me, when people want to get at me, when people want to attack me, they don't. they. they attack me for eating, being weetabix being caught eating. weetabix i saw you eating cheerios. >> yeah, eating cheerios. >> yeah, eating cheerios. >> getting back to getting >> but getting back to getting back to lizzo, also might b

claim lizzo plans to counter sue for the plaintiffs quote hypocritical behavior. ♪ this morning lizzot for the big girls. >> reporter: the grammy winning artist is allegedly planning to counter sue her backup dancers who have filed a lawsuit against the singer, claiming she harassed them while on tour. lizzo's lawyer telling abc news the lawsuit is a sham. lizzo intends to sue for malicious prosecution after she prevails and these claims are dismissed. [ cheers ] the singer all shared photos of the dancers, quote, happily cavorting backstage with performers at a paris cabaret show as evidence to support lizzo's position. >> what we're going to have to develop is the discovery. what happens across the course of their employment? what was required? what were they subjected to? >> reporter: earlier this month former dancers ariana davis, crystal williams and noel rodriguez filed a lawsuit against lizzo claiming the singer created a hostile work environment, weight shamed them and pressured them to participate in parties with overly sexual atmospheres. >> it was a heart breaking experienc

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lizzo pushing body positivity and yet fat shaming her own dancers.his would be like lebron james shaming somebody for being too tall, lizzo is not exactly, you know, twiggy here. >> laura: i mean for "the five" people who know that reference in our audience, twiggy, kate moss can you come up with something different than twiggy, what is this, laugh-in. >> it's about dam time that lizzo come clean and apologize to these dancers but this is a bad look. >> laura: we have to go. >> somebody who made their career on this. >> laura: democrats are puck likely attacking joe biden for being asleep at the wheel. >> new york city cannot continue to carry the weight of a national problem on our own. yor >> we need to control the border. wena need to call the state of emergency and we need to properly fund this national crisis. we need help and it's not going to get any better. from this moment on is downhill. there is no more room. >> laura: well how desperate is it actually getting for the sanctuary city of new york. itfe may not -- it may end up telling city k

representatives for lizzo have been approached for comment.et's talk 110w now to a culture reported. what more can you tell us? t now to a culture reported. what more can you tell us?— can you tell us? i have the complaint _ can you tell us? i have the complaint in _ can you tell us? i have the complaint in front - can you tell us? i have the complaint in front of- can you tell us? i have the complaint in front of me, | can you tell us? i have the | complaint in front of me, it can you tell us? i have the i complaint in front of me, it is can you tell us? i have the - complaint in front of me, it is 45 pages which was filed to los angeles yesterday. some of these allegations include one of the dancers arianna davis saying earlier this year lizzo organised a night out for dancers in a strip club in amsterdam in the netherlands and she felt pressurised into touching a naked performer in a strip club, as lizzo was a leading chance of her name until she did so. that same dancer also claims lizzo raised for meat veiled concerns about her having put

thesese are contrary to lizzo's public image of body positivity. so far she's notvailable for comment. >>> your smart phone could soon become a digital driver's license. the dmv is testing a pilot program. about 2,000 people are already using this service. we're told more will try it out in the next few weeks. arizona, colorado and hawaii already have digital driver's licenses. the tsa is working with the dmv on this program. certain checkpoints at sfo, sjc and more than two dozen other airports are already accepeptin the mobile driver's license. >>> okay. someone has to win. could it be you? tonight's mega millions jackpot worth more than a billion bucks. if won, it would be the fourth largest prize in mega millions history. if you take the lump sum it's an estimated $527 million. win or lose, we are told if you buy a ticket, you can take it to krispy kreme doughnut shops for a free glazed doughnut. there you go. if you don't win, at least you get a free doughnut. >> we have to get a ticket. we have until 8:00 tonight. >> i think it shuts down act

>> lizzo is in plus-size trouble tonight.h fat shaming and a sexually charged environment. listen. >> was i pressured to touch any performer? yes. was i brought into a private meeting where i was kind of interrogated having to share very personal, personal things about myself regarding my weight? yes. she actually balled up her fist like this to me. she started cracking her knuckles. and she was like you are so f'ing lucky that basically i'm not going to hit you. her best friend, who is also one of the dancers had to jump out of the couch and physically hold her back from coming and hitting me. >> now, laura, lizzo is saying these charges are not true. these are disgruntled employees now six more employees have come forward with accusations of sexual harassment against lizzo. considering her instagram antics this doesn't look too good. the truth hurts even for the big girls, if you know what i mean. >> laura: oh, no. turn that -- no, no. raymond, i wish i cared about the lizzo story. i truly wish i cared about it. >> raymond:

. >>> lizzo lawsuit. the musisic star sueued by her backup danancers. >>>> she wouldld pick and d cho when shehe wanted to be professional and when she wanted things to be personal. >> inside those troubling accusations. >>> those stories, plus untouchable. the astros' framber valdez tosses a no-hitter last night and his teammates celebrate today, august 2nd, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everyone. nice to have you along with us on this busy wednesday morning. >>> special counsel jack smith going before the cameras to deliver the news late yesterday afternoon. this indictment includes four charges against the former president tied to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. >> it also references six co-conspirators who took action alongside mr. trump. although, they have not been charged with any crimes. >> this is the third indictment for trump this year just as the 2024 campa

>> what's lizzo's surname? >> what's lizzo's surname?smith. >> smith. >> smith, sir. smith. okay. >> smith, sir. smith. okay. >> a yeah, she's a great >> she's a yeah, she's a great recording artist, and she's been accused of sexual harassment and fat shaming by former dancers. and there are some words i can't say basically been say, but basically there's been a lot of claims which. well, yeah, i said those the yeah, i said those ones, the ones allowed say. but ones i'm allowed to say. but there other ones i can't say there are other ones i can't say anyway. accused anyway. but they've been accused of all sorts of things that i can't say. some of them involve bananas and oh, see, it's on the right. and there was a there was also who a member of also someone who was a member of her squad who slammed her dance squad who slammed workers had sex before workers who had had sex before marriage. so that part i approve of. of it sounds of. but the rest of it sounds like was a pretty toxic like it was a pretty toxic workplace, say least . workpla

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but the thrill line here is lizzo pushing body positivity and, yet, fat shaming her own dancers.uld be like lebron james shaming somebody for being too tall. come on, lizzo ♪ exactly, you know, twiggy here, you know to be fat shaming these poor dancers. >> laura: twiggy, for the five people who know that reference in our audience, twiggy. kate moss. can you come up with something better than twiggy? twiggy? >> since it's a new century i will try. >> laura: that is the worst. >> it's about damn time that lizzo come clean and apologize to these dancers but this is a bad look. >> laura: got to go. >> for somebody who has made their career on this. >> laura: all right. go to go. thank you, raymond. how bad is new york city's migrant crisis getting. democrats are publicly attacking joe biden for being asleep at the wheel. one of those democrats will join me, next. ♪ (upbeat music) - [narrator] what if there was a hearing aid that could keep up with you? (notification dings) this is jabra enhance select. it's a smart hearing solution that makes hearing aids more convenient and less exp

there is an update on the lizzo story, america and inquiring minds want to know.ancelled his music festival where lizzo was to headline and some are speculating because of the charges against her, is that right? >> raymond: she is charged with a sexually charged environment. listen. >> was i pressured to touch any performer? yes. was i brought into a private meeting and interrogated and have to share personal things about myself regarding my weight? yes. she actually balled up her fist and started cracking her knuckles and she was like, you are so f-ing lucky that i will not hit you. her best friend, one dancer, had to jump out of the couch and physically hold her back from hitting me. >> raymond: lizzo is saying the charges are not true and these are disgruntled employees, now circs more have come forward and considering her instagram antics, this doesn't look good. truth hurts, even for the big girls, if you know what i mean. >> laura: no, no, raymond, i wish i cared about the lizzo story, i truly wish i cared about it. >> raymond: i have a big cover announce, c

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we got you. >> we are learning more about the lawsuit against lizzo.gations after speaking with the former dancers filing the lawsuit. >> she is one of the biggest names in music. behind big hits. and a reality show about big girls. >> watch out. >> now lizzo is facing a big lawsuit. >> it's the battle of the big girls. >> it's disheartening and i feel like i lost myself a little bit on that job. >> arianna davis and williams say they were fired after nearly two years of dancing with lizzo. they say they endured a slew of offenses that included fat shaming, racial harassment, sexual harassment and false imprisonment. >> that is the surface level summary. there is so much that transpired. >> another former dancer is joining them in the lawsuit against lizzo, filed this week in los angeles. >> these are not things that are appropriate for any work environment. when my clients complained about it, they were terminated. >> one of the incidence is so explicit we cannot go into the details, but it involved a club in amsterdam, sex toys, and the dancers say p

. >>> hope for hollywood talks set to reopen between the writers guild and studio executives >>> lizzo's backup dancers say truth hurts, in the form of a lawsuit. they say the star harassed and verbally abused them >>> ai is everywhere, and now one summer camp is making sure the next generation is ready for t th it they're learning what makes machines tick. "early today" starts right now >> good morning. i'm vinita nair. >> happy wednesday i'm jessica layton it was another historic legal development this morning a former president accused of defrauding the united states and subverting the electoral process. a grand jury in washington indicted former president donald trump in connection with jack smith's investigation into trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. the indictment charges trump with four counts, including conspiracies to obstruct the counting of electoral votes and to disenfranchise voters it also mentions six co-conspirators. a scheme in which seven states became targets of efforts by trump and his team to alter the results of that election >> for more we go to drew p

>> what's lizzo's surname? >> what's lizzo's surname?, smith. >> smith. >> smith, sir. smith. okay. >> smith, sir. smith. okay. >> a yeah, she's a great >> she's a yeah, she's a great recording artist, and she's been accused of sexual harassment and fat shaming by former dancers. and there are some words i can't say basically been say, but basically there's been a lot of claims which. well, yeah, i said those the yeah, i said those ones, the ones allowed say. but ones i'm allowed to say. but there other ones i can't say there are other ones i can't say anyway. accused anyway. but they've been accused of all sorts of things that i can't say. some of them involve bananas and oh, see, it's on the right. and there was a there was also who a member of also someone who was a member of her squad who slammed her dance squad who slammed workers had sex before workers who had had sex before marriage. so that part i approve of. of it sounds of. but the rest of it sounds like was a pretty toxic like it was a pretty toxic workplace, say least . workp

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. >>> also, pop statar lizzo suedy formerer dancersrs.ad,d, t the shocking accusats >>> good wednesday morning. the time is 5:43. let's get you ready for work in richmond. as you get ready to head out, it's in the mid-50s, a cloudy morning. we're going to see clouds hang on throughout much of the morning, only peeks of sunshine. it will be a cool day, so dress accordingly. we'll see a wide range in temperatures. we'll talk about that and weekend heat in a few minutes. >>> and it looks like some of the metering lights have turned on, slowing some of the drivers heading into the city over the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll see if there's any backups just a little beyond this. i am looking at something just popping up, so we'll check on details and come back in a second. >>> it is 5:44 right now. after the death of actor and bay area native angus cloud, social media is reopening conversations about mental health. cloud was found dead in his oakland home this week. he was known for his breakout role on "euphoria." cloud had been battling suicid

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and she is singing lizzo's praises and saying how she would like to be like lizzo.alls her the queen and she says that it has been a beautiful, wonderful journey. so it is complete different from what she's alleging now. the dancers also allege instances of religious and racial harassment, disability discrimination and even false imprisonment. lizzo says all of the allegations are false. all right. we have a preview now of an upcoming episode of sports focus. and we talked with the cif 2023 male scholar, athlete of the year. that's just one of many titles that he's earned. yeah he is a graduate of san ramon valley high school. he is now preparing to start his freshman year at uc davis, playing for the men's water polo team. here's part of my conversation with tim kerr, who says he was inspired to play this sport as a kid because of his favorite superhero, aquaman . one day i was like, this water polo thing. what is it? you know, i want to i want to check it out. so i was able to sneak over to one of their practices and watch, and that was around the same age that, y

i have every lizzo eight track that she's put out. which is when you put yourself out there to be self righteous and really a good, solid person, better than everyone else, it's going to come back and bite you in your really big ass. >> greg: yes. all right, that's why i have the reputation of a [bleep]. ha ha. you'll never been disappointed america. don't go away. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ we're reinventing our network... ...with smarter, more efficient routes... ...so you can deliver more value to your customers. fast. reliable. perfectly orchestrated. the united states postal service. do you struggle with occasional nerve aches in your hands or feet? try nervive nerve relief . >> studio trace: okay. >> voice: okay. >> nervive contains ala to relieve nerve aches, and b-complex vitamins to fortify healthy nerves. try nervive. and, try nervive pain relieving roll-on. >> greg: we are out of time. thank you walter kirn, mike baker, kat timpf, tyrus, our entire studio awed ebbs. fox news at night with trace gallagher is next. thank you i

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